Thread-guide for spinning-frames.



No. 806,024. PATENTED NOV. 28, 1905.

J. E. TYTLER & W. H. BUWKER. THREAD GUIDE FOR SPINNING FRAMES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26. 1905.

uNITED snares PATENT orrron. JOHN ERNEST TYTLER AND WILLIAM I-IENRY BOWKER, OF MANCHESTER, ENGLAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 28, 1905. I

Application filed February 25, 1905. Serial No. 247,374.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JonN ERNEST TYT- 'LER, draftsman, a resident of Manchester,

(whose post-office address is 26 Mellor road, Longsight,Manchester,) and WILLIAM HENRY BOWKER, buyer, a resident of Manchester, (whose post-office address is Holly Bank, Hilghfield, Gorton, Manchester,) in the county of ancaster,England, subjects of the-King of Great Britain and Ireland, have invented new and useful, Improvements Relating to the Thread-Guides of Spinning, Twistlng, and Like Frames, of which the following is a specification.

i This invention relates to improvements in threaduides for s inning, twisting, and like frames or yarns, the object being to provide a guide of improved construction, easy to produce, and capable of ready adjustment in relation to the spindle and one which when adjusted is locked so far as to be immovable in any direction.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a thread guide constructed in accordance with our invention attached to one of the longitudinal rails of a spinning or like frame, showing the device both in the operative and non-opera tive positions; Fig. 2, a front elevation of same with the guide in the non-operative position Fig. 3, a plan; and Fig. 4, afront elevation, partly in section, of the guide in the operative position.

In the drawings, a dinalrail of a spinning or like frame, to which what are generally termed the threadboards I), of iron or wood, are attached by bolts 0 or the like and hinged plates d. The rail 1) is held in the position indicated in Fig. 1 by stops or projections on the rail a or on the end frames of the machine of which the rail a forms a part. These parts are of ordinary construction. In carrying out our inventionwe secure to the rail 6 or in somecases direct to the rail a a metallic thread-rail 6, preferably one for each spindle, so that they ma be moved about their hinges f independent y of each other. Securing-plates 9 form part of the thread-rails and are bolted or otherwise secured to the rail b by bolts h, the i represents the longitH- bolt-holesbeing slotted to allow of longitudinal movement on the supporting-rail for adjusting purposes. The thread-rail e and securing-p ate 9 are preferably made of sheet metal. The thread-rails e are each kept in a more or less horizontal position by lugs g forming part of the plates g.

The parts just described are of ordinary construction and similar to the arrangements described in our previous application for United States Patent, Serial No. 194,021, filed February 17, 1904.

The special feature of our invention consists in turning over the end of'each threadrail 6, so as to form a horizontal portion e. From this portion we turn upward another portion 6, which is slotted at i to enable a grooved screw-nut j to be passed there throu h and screwed onto the end of the threa Wire is. The nut isgrooved at 7', such groove embracing the upturned portion e and while allowing the nut to be turned round by a spanner or other tool prevents it moving longitudinally. By this means the thread-guide wire k can be adjusted longitudinally, so as to bring the guide-eye over the center of the spindle. The guide-wire is preventedfrom turning bybein flattened at Z and passed through a correspon ingly-shaped hole 1 in the thread-rail e.

What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A metallic hin ed thread-guide for spinning, twisting an like frames provided With a turned-under portion on its bottom side, a turned up portion projecting. therefrom a grooved nut adapted to embrace the turned up portion and a screwed thread guide wire flattened in cross-section and passed through a hole of similar shape in the thread -rail and provided with a screwed end to engage with the grooved nut substantially as described.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto set ourhands in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN ERNEST TYTLER. WILLIAM HENRY BOWKER. Witnesses:

WILLIAM H. TAYLOR, AMY E. EvINs. 

